ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Journalists are hereby informed that the next Ordinary Sessions of the decision-making organs of the African Union will take place in Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

The AU Summit will hold according to the following schedule:

The 17th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC): 26-27 January 2009;

The 14th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council (EC): 29- 30 January 2009; and

The 12th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government: 1-3rd February 2009.

The theme of the 12th Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government is: “Infrastructure Development in Africa”.

Detailed programmes of the Ordinary Sessions and any other side or parallel meetings as well as the process for the accreditation of journalists will be communicated to all the media representatives later.